Question:

Is it permissible for a man to offer salaat bareheaded (without a topi on the head)? What is the ruling of covering the head in salaat?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Name

If a person has a topi (hat)
or amama (turban) to cover his head, then to pray
bareheaded out of laziness is makroohtanzeehi.

If a person offers his salaat
bareheaded because he feels more humble that way, it is permissible.

Note: There are two types of makrooh
acts. 1) MakroohTanzeehi
2) MakroohTahreemi. If
something is “makroohtanzeehi”
it means that it is better not to do it, although if someone does do it, it is
not a sin. If something is “makroohtahreemi”, it means that it is prohibited to do that
thing; and if someone does it, he will be sinful.

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